Background
Thorgeirsdottir, Herdís was born on February 18, 1954 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Daughter of Thorgeir Thorsteinsson and Herdís Tryggvadóttir.
Thorgeirsdottir, Herdís was born on February 18, 1954 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Daughter of Thorgeir Thorsteinsson and Herdís Tryggvadóttir.
Bachelor in Political Science, University Iceland, Reykjavík, 1981. Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 1983. Doctor of Laws, Lund University, Sweden, 2003.
Bachelor in Law, University Reykjavík, 2010.
Journalist Morgunbladid, Reykjavík, 1976—1980. Editor Mannlíf Magazine, 1984—1986. Editor, public Heimsmynd Magazine, 1986—1994.
Researcher, lecturer Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund, 1997—2002, Bifrost University, Borgarnes, Iceland, 2003—2004, professor, since 2004. Member Venice Communications, 2010. Founder Networking Empowerment, 2004.
Substitute member Venice Commission, Strasbourg, since 2003. President European Women Lawyers Association, Brussels, since 2009.
Married Bragi Gunnarsson, June 28, 1996 (divorced). Children: Herdís Stefánsdóttir, María Elísabet Bragadóttir, Gunnar Thorgeir Bragason, Hördur Tryggvi Bragason.